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Tata Power can save your money...... Shwetaa Rahul
Want a reduced electricity bill? Switch over to Tata Power (TPC). After studying the charges levied by Reliance Infrastructure (Rinfra) and TPC, the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (Merc) has proposed the probable bills that consumers with different consumption would get.
Currently consumers with monthly consumption of 100 units receive a bill of Rs326. But if the consumer goes to TPC, the bill for the same number of units will come down to Rs283.41. This would mean saving of Rs42.59 per month, which is almost 13% saving in the bill amount.
Similarly, for consumption of 300 units, the monthly bill would reduce to Rs1,134.73 as against the current bill of Rs1,458, a reduction of Rs323.27 which is 22% less.
The commission has reasoned that although the fixed charge is constant at Rs30 for both the companies, the energy charge varies from Rs2.96 per unit to Rs1.30 per unit.
Merc has tabulated the rates for residential consumers with fixed consumption of 100units, 300units, 500units, 700units and commercial and industrial consumers.
In 2008, the Supreme Court had granted open access to TPC to supply electricity to consumers who are currently been supplied by Rinfra or BEST. TPC was asked to submit a rollout plan ensuring they do not pick and choose consumers but supply electricity to all those who apply with them.
Accordingly, the company proposed a plan covering nine wards overlapping with the licence area being served by Rinfra and one ward at Wadala which is been supplied by BEST. To ensure that competitive forces are able to work to achieve reduction in tariffs and improvement in quality of supply, the commission has simplified levy of wheeling charges and wheeling losses to facilitate supply by TPC to consumers who are currently been supplied by Rinfra.
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